Building construction



NOV. 27, 1934. HD E, WHITE 1,982,088

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Original Filed Oct. 28, 1926 Patented Nov. Z7, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 144,787, October y28,

1926. This application June 5, 1931, Serial No. 542,412

5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in building construction whereby buildings, for instance of the smaller class, may be made without Wood and may be constructed with light metal framing in combination with reprooi siding of any suitable character but preferably of a type formed of sheet metal, as shown herein, but which is more particularly shown, described and claimed in my copending application for building material.

The objects of this invention are to provide general improvements in building construction; to provide an improved building construction in which the principal parts are formed of sheet metal; to provide posts or columns formed of sheet metal and adapted to hold metallic or other siding; to provide a light framework for buildings to support the siding or wall construction; and to provide such other advantages and novel features as will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention;

Figure 1 is a sectional plan view of a wall showing a post or column and the parts connected therewith or held thereby;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the corner construction; and

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

For convenience in illustration, duplication of the corner and intermediate posts in the sections of wall have been avoided in the drawing, but it will be understood that any number of corner and intermediate posts may be utilized in such combinations as may be necessary in order to make a completed structure.

The column or post 4 as shown in Figure l is preferably formed of light sheet metal and particularly of a non-rusting or non-corrosive character such as zinc plate or sheet steel coated with zinc or the like. The column is rectangular in form having sides 5 which are connected by a cross piece 6. The metal of the sides is folded or formed with T-shaped projections 7 to at l0 and when applied to the sheathing will cover the head portions of the Ts 7. When this construction is used for building houses, the outer surfaces may be covered with magnesite or other suitable material which will stand exposure to the weather and the inner surface may be covered with plaster or other suitable materials for interior finish; The columns 4 may be braced and held together by means of any suitable tie members, such as angles or channels 11 which are secured thereto by rivets or bolts 12. l f

The arrangement thus far describedwill provide a suitable construction for most purposes but where further wall protection is desired, the cross piece 6 is provided with grooves or channels 13 and 14 for receiving additional sheathing or wall members 15 and 16 to which cement or plaster may be applied, as indicated at 17 and 18. With this arrangement, the completed wall will consist of three sections with intervening air spaces which would make it particularly adaptable for preventing the passage of heat, and for such reason would make this form adaptable for keeping out or retaining heat or cold. For this reason such wall construction will be applicable for refrigerators or cold storage buildings as well as for other types of buildings. In some instances it may be desired to apply the Wall boards or sheathing to one side of the columns only, in which case the channels may be omitted from the opposite sides.

The corner columns or supports shown in Figure 2 are also made of sheet metal and pref erably comprise two plates 19 which are fastened together by rivets or the like 20, the outer f nel or recess 24 for the wall plates or siding f 25. When the outer coating of plaster or stucco as shown at 26 is applied, it will enclose the projecting folded portions of the plates and will be reinforced thereby in order to make a substantial corner. The inner edges of the plates are bent as shown at 27 at approximately right angles to each other for holding the inner sheathing or siding members 28 and 29. In order to lock these members together, I provide a channel-shaped locking strip 30 which nts over the end of the member 29 and is provided with a projection 31 which is engaged by the end of the sheathing 28 so that when the parts are placed in position, both of the sheathing ed to cover not only the forms shown and de.

scribed but such modifications as will readily occur to those familiar with this art or which come within the scope of such claims. Having.

thus described my 'invention What' claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent y 1. A building frame structure comprising a plurality o f columns formed of strips of. sheet;

metal bent to form longitudinal channels for receiving Wall members the outer walls of said channels beingformed of two thicknesses of the strips folded close together and horizontally arrangedbeams connecting said columns and `se- I cured thereto.' I

2. A, buildingrccmstruction comprising a plui'alityof columns formed of sheet metal, each of said columns consisting of a strip bent and folded longitudinally to form channels forreceivingfwallboar-ds, portions of each `channel having two thicknessesof the ysheet folded close together, horizontal beams and wall pieceshav- .ing theirl ends engsngwith the channels in the oppositely disposed columns.

`being adapted to support substantial loads as described.

4. A new article of manufacture, comprising `a postr for .structural building purposes and for joining corners of side wall members, consisting of a single strip of sheet metal with Aflange portions disposed at obtuse angles to theweb portions, aml head portions disposed at acute angles -to thewebportions,y and intermediate web p0rtions in contact with each other. v

5. A corner post for structural building purposes and for joining the corners between 'wall boards, comprising a single unitary strip-r of sheet meta-l forming pockets or grooves forth ,reception of saidwall boards, the end sections -of said wall boards being placed at right .angles- ,to each otheri the flanges and head portions of said vpost each beingin` parallel .relation tothe respective end section of the wall board, and the web portions being incontact with each other and extending from .anges to said head portions at an angle -of substantially fortyilvedegrees to the ends of said wall sections.

HALBERT E. WHITE. 

